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    Hexose sugars differentially alter collagen gene expression and synthesis in fibroblasts derived from granulation tissue, hypertrophic scar and keloid

    Clinical observations have suggested that sugar and honey enhance granulation tissue formation and in vitro studies have shown that monosaccharide sugars stimulate mesenchymal and endothelial cells. In this st...

    Jyrki Kössi, Marko Vähä-Kreula, Juha Peltonen in Archives of Dermatological Research (2004)

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    Effect of Sucrose on Collagen Metabolism in Keloid, Hypertrophic Scar, and Granulation Tissue Fibroblast Cultures

    Sucrose has been used to treat wounds with excellent results and with minimal abnormal scarring. In this study the effects of sucrose on collagen metabolism in fibroblast culture was evaluated. Sucrose (5.5, ...

    Jyrki Kössi, Marko Vähä-Kreula, Juha Peltonen, Juha Risteli in World Journal of Surgery (2001)